FTPWI.Download

OverviewExamples

FTPWI.Download (

string URL,

string Filename,

string Username = "anonymous",

string Password = "guest@",

number Mode = MODE_BINARY,

number Timeout = 20,

number Port = 21,

boolean PassiveMode = true,

function CallbackFunction = nil )

Example 1

FTPWI.Download("ftp://ftp.yourdomain.com/file.exe", _TempFolder .. "\\file.exe", "FTP_USERNAME", "FTP_PASSWORD", MODE_BINARY, 20, 21, true, nil);

err = Application.GetLastError();

if err ~= 0 then
Dialog.Message(err, _tblErrorMessages[err]);
end

Downloads 'file.exe' from an ftp site. An error message is displayed if an error occurs.

Note: _TempFolder is a built-in variable that contains the path to the user's system "Temp" folder.

Example 2

function FTPCallback(BytesRead, FileSize, TransferRate, SecondsLeft, SecondsLeftFormat, Message)
Debug.Clear();
Debug.Print(
"BytesRead: " .. BytesRead .. "\r\n" ..
"FileSize: " .. FileSize .. "\r\n" ..
"TransferRate: " .. TransferRate .. "\r\n" ..
"SecondsLeft: " .. SecondsLeft .. "\r\n" ..
"SecondsLeftFormat: " .. SecondsLeftFormat .. "\r\n" ..
"Message: " .. Message .. "\r\n"
)

return true;
end

Debug.ShowWindow();
FTPWI.Download("ftp://ftp.yourdomain.com/file.exe", _TempFolder .. "\\file.exe", "FTP_USERNAME", "FTP_PASSWORD", MODE_BINARY, 20, 21, true, FTPCallback);
err = Application.GetLastError();
Debug.ShowWindow(false);

if err ~= 0 then
Dialog.Message(err, _tblErrorMessages[err]);
end

Downloads 'file.exe' from an FTP site. An error message is displayed if an error occurs. In the above example, the callback function 'FTPCallback' is used to display download information in the debug window.

Note: _TempFolder is a built-in variable that contains the path to the user's system "Temp" folder.